Crash Course: General Medicine

3. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-7234-3461-0
Verlag: Mosby Uk

Buch, Englisch, 544 Seiten, Format (B × H): 246 mm x 189 mm

Reihe: Crash Course

Covering all aspects of the syllabus, Crash Course offers students a fast way to recap on what they need to know to get through the exams with ease. Styled in an easy-to-follow, readily accessible format, each book is prepared by senior medical students or junior doctors - under faculty supervision - to give them the correct level of information perfectly tailored to current curricula requirements. The series now includes improved pedagogic features and a fully revised self-assessment section, updated to meet current examination needs.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate medical students - revision aid

Autoren/Hrsg.

Parker, Robert

Sharma, Asheesh

Weitere Mitwirkende

Horton-Szar, Daniel

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Allgemeinmedizin, Familienmedizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: The patient presents with. Chest pain. Shortness of breath. Palpitations. Heart murmurs. Cough and haemopytsis. Pyrexia of unknown origin. Dyspepsia. Haematemesis and melaena. Change in bowel habit. Weight loss. Jaundice. Abdominal pain. Polyuria and polydipsia. Haematuria and proteinuria. Hypertension. Headache and facial pain. Joint disease. Skin diseases. Loss of consciousness. Confusional states. Acute neurological deficit. Lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly. Sensory and motor neurological deficits. Bruising and bleeding. Vertigo and dizziness. Anaemia. Part II: Diseases and disorders Cardiovascular system. Respiratory disease. Gastrointestinal and liver disease. Genitourinary system. Central nervous system. Metabolic and endocrine disorders. Musculoskeletal and skin disorders. Haematological disorders. Infectious diseases. Drug overdose. Part III: History and examination Taking a history. Examination of the patient. The clerking. Common investigations. Part IV: Self-assessment